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Check out this antique prediction about the "XBOX 720" (startrek.website)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/antiquememesroadshow

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[–] TheIllustrativeMan 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

IIRC Microsoft purposely didn't do the numeric scheme because they would lave always been 1 behind Sony, and people are dumb.

Xbox 2 vs PS3 - > Xbox 4 vs PS5

People would have just assumed the Playstation was better based on name alone. Honestly they were probably right. They have to live with that decision though.

I have no idea what's going on with Nintendo. They have some absolute banger names but generally don't cash in with a follow up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I’m still wondering what happened to Windows 9.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Windows 9 and iPhone 9 are out there in the void.

Microsoft would’ve been better off just biting the bullet and skipping a number and release an Xbox with the same number as PlayStation